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Judge sets Sept. arguments in lawmaker pay suit
Arguments in a lawsuit over Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to cut legislators' pay will have a hearing in mid-September, meaning lawmakers could miss another paycheck if they don't agree on a solution for Illinois' pension crisis.
Cook County Circuit Judge Neil H. Cohen said Tuesday oral arguments will be presented Sept. 18 for the lawsuit filed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton. They're trying to force Quinn and Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka to issue paychecks.
Last month, Quinn cut $13.8 million for legislators' pay from the state budget after threatening there'd be consequences if they didn't address the state's nearly $100 billion unfunded pension liability.
Madigan and Cullerton filed their lawsuit last week. In a motion for a preliminary injunction filed Monday, they called Quinn's actions "a coercive misuse of the line-item veto" and said allowing it would set a bad precedent.
"In this case ... what is at stake is the very independence of the legislature, a coequal branch of government, and the preservation of the separation of powers," the motion states.
The motion asks the court to decide if Quinn's line-item veto really did fully eliminate lawmakers' salaries. If not, the leaders argue, Topinka should be required to pay those salaries. As an alternative, if the judge upholds Quinn's amendatory veto, the motion asks the court to rule Quinn's action unconstitutional and to order Topinka to pay lawmakers' salaries.
Topinka, who is named as a defendant in the suit, has said she had no choice but to withhold lawmaker paychecks, citing a previous court case.
Quinn attended Tuesday's hearing and said afterward that his move was constitutional and the outcome of the lawsuit would be a "landmark" case.
Lawmakers could override Quinn's veto with a three-fifths vote in both chambers. But Quinn, a Chicago Democrat, said after the hearing that he'd prefer to see them find a solution for the pension crisis, which he called "a cloud over our economy."
"The best way to settle the case in this matter is for the legislature to start moving on pension reform," Quinn said.
Illinois' five public pension funds are about $97 billion short of what's needed to pay benefits as currently promised to workers and retirees -- a shortfall caused largely because for years legislators voted to not make the state's full annual contribution. Quinn has been pressing lawmakers to come up with a fix, but they have been unable to agree on a solution.
In June, lawmakers voted to create a 10-member bipartisan committee that's trying to come up with a new plan. Any legislation they propose would have to be approved by both chambers.
Base pay for lawmakers is $67,836, though many earn more through stipends from serving in leadership posts or on committees. Legislators already have missed one paycheck, which would have been issued Aug. 1.


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Community Day is being held this Saturday, Jan. 7 for the basketball doubleheader matchup pitting the Tornado against the Trojans of Mount Olive. Fans of either team will be admitted free of charge to both games at the Student Center Complex as the first wave of appreciation for their continued support this season.
Various contests will be held throughout both games including a free throw shooting competition in addition to King College and Bristol community trivia. Contest winners have the chance to win prizes that include movie tickets to Tinseltown Cinemark Movie Theatres and free bowling from Interstate Bowl.
The grand prize will be a set of two tickets for the NASCAR Nationwide and Food City 500 Sprint Cup races at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 17-18. To enter for a chance to win the tickets, simply come to the Lady Tornado basketball game and sign up for the drawing at the main gate before the end of halftime. The lucky winner will be announced at halftime of the men's basketball game and must be present to claim the tickets.
The Lady Tornado will kick off the day's activity with a 2:00 p.m. tipoff against the Trojans. The men's team will follow 20 minutes after the conclusion of the women's game with a tentative tipoff set for 4:00 p.m. Live statistics and video will be available for those unable to attend.
King Athletics and Tornado basketball wish to thank you for your continued support of all our endeavors as we enter our first year as a member of Conference Carolinas and begin our journey as a NCAA Division II institution of higher learning and athletics. Come to Community Night to join in the celebration of what is sure to be an exciting beginning to a new era of Tornado Athletics.


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China's ruling Communist Party has selected Xi Jinping as the country's new leader. Xi faces a faltering economy, environmental issues, demands for political reforms, as well as rampant corruption and public cynicism. NBC's Ian Williams reports.
BEIJING – China's ruling Communist Party on Thursday selected a new seven-person leadership group fronted by Xi Jinping that will lead the world's second largest economy for at least the next five years.
Xi, the newly selected party secretary, and his deputy, Li Keqiang -- the new members of the all-important Politburo Standing Committee -- take over a nation whose economy has quadrupled under the leadership of outgoing leader, Hu Jintao, but now faces serious environmental, political and social questions in the near future.
For Xi though, this Standing Committee appears better poised to bring about much-needed reforms than that of his predecessor, Hu.
China's Communist Party of today governs by consensus. Long gone are the days of "Strong Man" politics where one man – a Mao Zedong or Deng Xiaoping – dictates policy for the country.
This political evolution helped produce the stability that has ushered in unprecedented economic growth.
Remarkably this week saw only the second peaceful leadership transition since the communists took power in 1949.
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A customer stands with restaurant workers underneath a painting of Chinese characters that read "Long-lasting Prosperity", as they watch television showing the new leadership of China's ruling Communist Party.
The new leadership committee announced Thursday represents a rare balance of differing political agendas and alliances.
Men like Li Keqiang – probably the party's best educated leader – and Wang Qishan – a strong voice for the opening up of China's economy – are likely to be liberal voices for reform.
Communist Party's Congress grinds on amid widespread indifference in China
Where is China's Vice President? That's the question that can't be answered in Beijing. Even searching for the name of China's Vice President on Chinese social media has been blocked amid increasing rumors about his whereabouts. Xi Jinping has been missing from the public eye for more than week. ITV's Angus Walker reports.
Meanwhile Zhang Dejiang – the faithful party stalwart who took over for the deposed Bo Xilai – and Liu Yunshan – the long-time czar of the Communist Party's Propaganda Department – represent strong conservative voices.
The other two members, Zhang Gaoli and Yu Zhengsheng, both come from postings in Tianjin and Shanghai respectively and have shown signs of being centrists on issues.
Ironically, it is the new Party Secretary and soon-to-be President, Xi Jinping, who is the greatest mystery – a veritable political cipher.
While the candidates are scrutinized and skewered by the media in the U.S., China's new leader Xi Jinping remains a man of mystery among his citizens. NBC's Ian Williams reports
Yawns and other expressions of boredom as China's Communist Party Congress begins
But that now seems to be the path to the top position in China: The less known about you politically, the greater the chance of promotion.
There have been some questions raised about the various appointments that came out Thursday.
Outgoing President Hu Jintao's decision to give up his seat on the important Central Military Commission was either a magnanimous demonstration of statesmanship on the part of Hu -- who had to wait two years until his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, gave up the post -- or a resounding defeat as Hu's important political allies did not appear to have made the final seven of the standing committee.
Embassy ballots give Chinese a glimpse of democracy ahead of power transfer
Another intriguing development was the appointment of Wang Qishan to the Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Wang has garnered a reputation as an effective "fireman" on sensitive issues affecting the party and in recent years has served as a capable counterpart to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
But, at a time when serious economic concerns regarding the stalling of market reforms and the rise again of centrally planned, state-owned enterprises in China have plagued Beijing, it is a curious move to shift Wang, the strongest voice for economic reform in the party.
His shift to the top disciplinary position in the party means Wang will be able to bring about positive economic development by attacking a larger issue plaguing both party and country: corruption.
As China's economy continues to develop in size and sophistication, the need for better standards of practice economically and politically have slowly started to manifest itself.
There is some optimism now that with a reformer like Wang in place, there will eventually be the political will at the highest levels to bring about a serious reckoning on systemic corruption at both national and local levels across the country.
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He has the arm length and punch, but there are questions about whether he moves his feet well enough in space to be a LT.


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The Wall Street Journal reported that Dell would release their 7-inch tablet back in September, but for whatever reasons the project was put on hold. Now after several months of waiting, the Dell Streak 7 has showed its face once again.
Today Engadget posted a leaked slide deck that details an upcoming Dell commercial for the tablet and TmoNews reported that several T-Mobile employees have started to see accessories for the Dell Streak 7 appear in their inventory system.
We already know that T-Mobile has their CES media event scheduled for January 6th and they will be talking about new Android phones, faster network speeds, and 4G tablets. We have it on good record that T-Mobile will use the event to announce the Dell Streak 7.
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Yours to Keep, the solo debut from Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr., will undoubtedly be placed in the context of the Strokes, and for good reason. According to the NME, part of the impetus for making this album was the motherband rejecting many of Hammond's songs. And if Hammond was only the son of a famous songwriter, you could definitely hear a Strokes influence evident on the album. You would also hear a very solid CD. Owing a lot to the '50's pop of artists like Bobby Darin, it is a fun, simple, laid back album that doesn't have the same aura of 'cool' that permeates throughout Strokes records. Hammond sounds like a guy who just wants to play his guitar and sing some songs, not much more.
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What would Confucius have to say about the insolvency of the Federal Housing Administration, which has been so insightfully analyzed by my colleague, Ed Pinto?
In addition to doing the math right (which led Ed to conclude that the FHA on a standard accounting or GAAP basis has a net worth of negative $25 billion), Confucius would demand the "the rectification of names." This means matching what we call things to reality, a key tenet of his philosophy. If we don't do that, we begin by fooling others and end by fooling ourselves. On behalf of Confucius and not fooling ourselves, I propose two rectifications of names with respect to the FHA.
First: As an article from the Cato Institute says, "defenders of the FHA brag that the agency is self-funded and that it has never taken a dime of taxpayer money." Many articles often state, like this one published in the Seattle Times, that "the agency … has never required taxpayer assistance." The recurring claim that the FHA has never taken any money from taxpayers needs to be rectified to: "The FHA takes money from the taxpayers every year." This is because the taxpayers pay all its operating expenses, including its expenses of managing credit risks, and contribute to its working capital, in addition to being on the hook for underestimates of the FHA's credit losses.
In order to be self-sustaining, any entity, including one that issues mortgage insurance, must, first of all, pay its own operating expenses. The FHA does not do this and, therefore, is not self-sustaining or self-funding. Its operating expenses and contributions to its working capital, which are paid by the taxpayers, total more than $200 million per year, or a rate of more than $2 billion per decade. On top of that, as we now know, the FHA may need a lot more taxpayer money to pay its future credit losses on the risky loans it has already made.
Second: Discussions of the FHA frequently refer to its "capital ratio," formally called its "capital reserve ratio." This ratio has a congressionally set minimum requirement of 2% of the FHA's insurance at risk – a tiny bit of capital even if it were real —but in recent years it has been 0.5% or less and now it is admitted to be significantly negative. But it is not a capital ratio.
No bank or insurance company would ever be allowed to add up the profits it thinks it will make in the future, and call this "capital" or "capital reserves" or use it to calculate a "capital ratio." But that is exactly what the FHA does: As explained in its own "Financial Status" report, it makes 30-year projections of future income and credit losses, which is obviously a process of large and inescapable uncertainty. To show how prone to error this process is, in 2011 and 2012, the FHA had to confess to $8.8 billion and $7.8 billion, respectively, of federal budget corrections, to make up for its previous overly optimistic estimates of credit losses.
Taking these uncertain estimates, the FHA then adds up all the profit (while never paying for its own operating expenses) it thinks it will make in the future, and adds the present value of that to its current net assets to get its alleged "capital" to calculate the alleged capital ratio. It is apparent that you can turn negative capital into positive "capital" with this method. Wouldn't any bank, especially an insolvent one, love to adopt this accounting for capital? Of course, everyone would find any such proposal laughable and absurd.
Let us note that there is nothing wrong with making such a projection, but the result simply should not be called capital or a capital ratio.
So we need to rectify the title of the FHA's "capital" calculation to: "our capital plus all the profits we think we might make in the future."
If a number with as much estimating room in it as this one has goes substantially negative, as is the case at the FHA, there is no doubt the problems are very serious. In addition, if 30 years of all the future operating expenses were taken into account – which is not the case – the negative number would be bigger still. The rectified name for this is "bad news."
The FHA should calculate and publish its properly called capital under standard Mortgage Insurance Company GAAP accounting. It should then divide the capital by its total insurance in force to get its proper capital ratio, and publish that. Then it should, by all means, also publish its "capital plus all the profits we think we might make in the future" (after subtracting all operating expenses). Taxpayers could thereby be much better informed about what the FHA is charging up on their credit card.
Alex J. Pollock is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington.


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[Druid]The 4.0.1 specs/gear/glyph post
24 comments:
- Jey said...
I have been trying to piece this together for myself from the information floating around but i havent had much luck.
What are we gonna be doing with our abilities as far as a rotation or a priority?
Are we using maul when it comes off cooldown?
Should we be pulverizing when we get three stacks of lacerate up or letting the bleed tick until we need the buff from using pulverize or at this point with the amount of crit we have is it almost not worth it?
I am going to assume we mangle whenever we can.
Is FF still used when not on CD or are we just trying to keep the debuff up?
One last thing is that if we are using FF all the time is feral aggression worth it or could we put those 2 into KotJ if we have the 4pT10 and get that 10% extra dmg.
Any insight you could give would be nice as i dont have a beta key so i cant really test it out and it would be nice to have an idea going in to the patch.
- September 30, 2010 at 8:36 PM
A couple things...
1) you left glyph of growling up even though it will be for solar beam which we don't have
2) Why didn't you take the increased 4% shred dmg in your cat spec?
- September 30, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Disregard the second part. I must have missed a change to blessing of the grove somewhere along the line.
- September 30, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- spda242 said...
According to a post on MMO-Champion (http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/765887-4.0.1-Druid-Glyph-changes-removals) there seem to be a Prime Glyph called Glyph of Lacerate on beta?
Glyph of Lacerate - Increases the critical strike chance of your Lacerate ability by 5%.
If this will be available in 4.01? Only Blizz knows....
- October 1, 2010 at 4:05 AM
I'm going to use: http://wowtal.com/#k=-wbLHqG.a2y.druid
And just have 1 feral spec. So I can play with either boomkin or resto as my OS.
The difference in bear vs cat spec is so small in Cata that having one for each seems pointless. Would be more logical to have DS for healing or boomkin. Especially with the glyph changes making changing them as easy as changing gear.
* There is no Shred from BotG any more, so no need for that in cat spec.
* Maul is for OoC or rage burning now unless I missed something.
* Lacerate is front loaded and not as DoT heavy so Pulv is worth it as Lacerate is very threaty.
* FFF is good unless they nerfed it and no one told me.
* The whole KotJ while we still rock the 4t10 is interesting/a good idea but the lose energy part makes it not fit my uni-spec.
If the difference between cat and bear is going to be as minute as it currently seems I can't justify having two feral specs as my guild often could use the healer or ranged DPS and it will also make me a better OT. Which seems lame but big picture makes sense in a for the good of the raid sense.
I'm would prefer a stronger split between the roles but I don't make decisions on how these things work.
- October 1, 2010 at 4:25 AM
- spda242 said...
Concerning the Bear Build. I think I'll go with 1/3 in Fury Swipes and 2/2 in the insanely crappy NSS instead to open up MSS and Perservance and the last point will be 2/3 FS.
Well, this is ofc. if Blizzard doesn't remove NSS and for example make HotW pre req. for MSS as make Naturlist give a Feral Buff.
- October 1, 2010 at 7:48 AM
I'm glad to hear you think bears are in a good place, but how are bears going to be between the release of the 4.0.1 patch and the release of Cataclysm. At 80 will we be struggling trying to tank without Thrash and with Swipe on a long CD? Do you think they will do something to help bears till we can level?
- October 1, 2010 at 9:24 AM
Are cats really in that bad shape? Is it all beacuse the 4000+ attack power we lost or is there some more problems that need to get fixed too?
- October 1, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Kalon said...
Jev, I'll do a Bear FAQ that answers those questions, but currently maul only gets used in higher rage situations or on OoC procs, pulverize should be used to keep the buff up but should otherwise keep lacerate around, mangle whenever it's off CD and FF in lower rage situations when it's off CD. Also swipe when it's off CD.
You should still have the FA talent because getting 3 stacks of sunder armor up immediately is going to be a net win for DPS for the raid.
Anon1 - oops, link has been corrected. Sorry!
Spda242 - I hadn't seen that. I'll check it out today or tomorrow. The glyphs are a bit undiscovered and some are datamined artifacts that don't exist, but if that did exist it would clearly be the bear's third prime.
Doug, missing Fury Swipes as a cat is going to be a fairly big DPS loss. It's probably better to lose FA and take swipes instead, especially if you're an offtank. It was already as easy as you're saying to switch glyphs; it's being made slightly easier, but not so amazingly so. And yeah, I agree - a bigger differentiation between cat and bear would be good. At 85 it becomes perseverance vs some of the cat DPS talents, but they really need to have more bear-focused talents that require big investments in points.
Anon2, I think bears will likely be fine for most things. Heroics are still trivial, there isn't so much AoE trash that you need swipes all the time, and swipe puts out a LOT of threat. In many ways a 6-second swipe that is frontloaded threat is better than spamming it all the time; it is doing about 4 times the threat it does now, and you do that all at once. Thrash would obviously make that better, but it's not really that bad - and single target is a lot more fun and interesting now. And honestly? Savage Defense as it is is broken for the current content. Just broken.
Anon3, yes - cats are in that bad of shape. The link I posted has a pic of recount from a top-ranked feral at level 85 in heroic gear. They were doing 9.2k to a target dummy. I'll say that again - this is a feral at level 85 who is geared better than the premades doing 9.2k. I can do that much right now on live without too much effort.
I personally found cat DPS to be doing around 4k in the gear I had when I switched over, and close to 5k if I optimized it. It really stinks right now. The main reasons are the loss of Savage Roar, bad scaling in general, the loss of armor pen, and that rip and rake no longer scale with the weapon AP (just straight AP). These can be fixed, but I am unconvinced that they will be by the time 4.0.1 hits.
- October 1, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- lissanna said...
I have actually been tracking druid glyphs on my blog by going through the tooltips on beta glyphs every patch. They added a couple more feral ones recently.
The glyph of lacerate (prime) is in beta, along with tiger's fury (prime), ferocious bite (major), Faerie Fire (major) and feral charge (major) that have been added really recently (last week or 2).
- October 1, 2010 at 10:49 AM
- Kalon said...
lissana, thanks. I was going off of wowhead, so those glyphs are likely not available yet to be actually tested. If so, they're pretty decent if not spectacular.
- October 1, 2010 at 11:17 AM
- Jey said...
Thats really cool to hear that you are going to do a post on the bear stuff as i think it is changing a fair amount.
I did a little napkin math just to see if i agree with you on FA and here is what i got:
w/o:6sec at 4%, 6sec at 8%, rest of fight at 12%
w/:whole fight at 12%
For a 5 min fight i worked it out te be 12% with it and 11.76%w/o it
As the fight gets longer the difference is going to decrease.
KotJ: 10sec of 110% and 50sec of 100%. worked this out to 101.666% if you use it on CD everytime.
I know this is a really short span of time for this to affect anything but i am just interested in your thoughts on it. If i happen to be right that would be cool but if you prove me wrong it would be good to just know.
Dont feel any pressure to comment back you can just throw this in the bear facts post if you want...i have to wait a couple days anyway.
- October 1, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Kalon said...
Jey - keep in mind that the 3 stacks of sunder armor are going to apply to the whole raid, not just you. It's a significant DPS upgrade, especially when dealing with trash or with quicker fights.
- October 1, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Jacemora said...
Kitty's, do what I am doing and invest in Boom gear now. I have been collecting in ICC 10 and 25 with low DKP instead of having it DEed and I plan on leveling as Boom and playing as Boom in Cata until we get fixed.
I wish I understood why Blizzard kills kitty DPS at the beginning of every expansion. If I remember correctly I start bear every expansion while it is OP over kitty and then end kitty as bliz nerfs bears and fixes kitties... kinda annoying.
Anywho, although I am in the beta I have not tried Boom but it sure does sound like that is where they focused a lot of effort and I am guessing it we be more rewarding than feral at least in the beginning.
- October 1, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Jey said...
Yeah i got that it applies to the whole raid but on say lich king where the fight can run like 12 min i worked that out to like .1% armor difference (if my math is right). now obviously that is the longest fight right now but i was just wondering if it would be competitive.
Also i think our viewpoints are different as atm i am only doing 10 man to bide my time till cata; whereas, i believe you are doing 25 man in which case it would have a much larger impact.
- October 1, 2010 at 5:05 PM
- Jey said...
also thanks for the quick replies
- October 1, 2010 at 5:06 PM
How have the changes to kitties in the recent build affected our dps / competitiveness? Are we there yet or still in need of loving?
- October 3, 2010 at 6:44 AM
- Kalon said...
Aww, Jace - that's sad. But probably wise, and moonkin looks really hawt right now. If I didn't like the new troll forms so much I'd consider it.
Jey - while the fight lasts 12 minutes, on LK it's actually more important to have instant sunders. There are so many targets you want to swap immediately on (raging spirts, valks) that being able to immediately apply it is a big win. It's even bigger on LK too since you lose the stack every time you do a phase change and every time you go into the throne room. Being able to apply sunders from range on any target is a big win.
Anon, I've seen nothing to believe that cat dps is at all improved any time recently whatsoever.
- October 4, 2010 at 1:51 PM
I am confused about reforging and what to move where. On the PTR my bear has an average ilvl of 271 which gives me the following with MotW:
Dodge 266 49.34%
Haste 500 15.25%
Crit 758 48.87%
Hit 270 08.78%
Exp 349 45
Mastery 000 10
Now I am seeing some people say reforge everything to Dodge, others a mixture of Mastery and Dodge. What should be the approx target for a level 80 bear to hit for Dodge and Mastery?
- October 4, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Helistar said...
I'd love to hear how that guy manages to do 9.3k DPS. My stats are similar (a bit lower) and I'm sitting at 5.4k with 80-90% DoT uptime. My feeling is that the screenshot has been taken when there was the +88% damage given from TF, as right now there's no way on earth to get that DPS.
The damage distribution is a lot more balanced: rip/melee in 1st place, followed by shred/rake. Total bleed is around 40%, which is to be expected.
- October 4, 2010 at 4:06 PM
I finally shifted my druid over to the PTR too. I noticed a drop from approx 8.2 to 7.1k dps on the heroic test dummy. I had regemmed everything to either agi or agi/haste (plus 1 nightmare tear). I was hit capped and close to exp cap. I tried messing about reforging some crit to mastery and later to haste...neither set ups made much difference, all performed about the same. I did find it hard without any of my timer addons but cant imagine I would have done much more dps with them. So all in all it looks like about a 15% dps loss self buffed for me...not sure how it will work out in 25 raid.
My lock mate came and popped out 10k on the same dummy without trying....I used to beat him on the meterz
- October 7, 2010 at 1:58 AM
- Kalon said...
Acorn - I'd reforge everything to mastery at this point; you'll get bigger overall gains, at least until they fix mastery and make it less broken. Dodge probably won't help you that much at your dodge level.
Helistar, you might be right, but I've seen reports of 7-8k by well-geared ferals who know their stuff and are prioritizing going full agi. I really need to find the time to test this...
Dabeasty, that sounds about right to me. Supposedly bleeds are even doing more damage than they were, which is kinda gross - but it also points to mastery being ridiculous for ferals. More testing is needed, of course. :)
- October 8, 2010 at 5:29 PM
Is it just me or is wowtal.com broken. I click the link:
and all I get is a blank talent page.
- October 13, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Interesting... Im Darkdruud on Hellfire EU and Im gunning for mastery and keeping crit rate over 60% and Last night in ICC iwas doing 13K dps (best output was @ 17K). Mastery is the way to go.Haste helps energy gain a little but it helps more in the form of OoC procs. Open with faeriefire then jump in with feral charge and ravage, mangle, rake and maybe shred and then rip after that shred your socks of and do a 5CP savage roar. Never ever clip rip and always try to keep it up and only with 5cp. And try not to clip rake either it has the best DPE value. Goodluck.
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan on Wednesday implored the federal government to withdraw a lawsuit filed this week that alleges the physical fitness test given to applicants for entry-level state trooper positions has led to illegal employment discrimination against women.
"I am extremely disappointed in the decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to file suit in an attempt to force PSP to lower the standards of its Physical Readiness Test," Noonan said, adding that "we should not be bullied into lowering our standards for any applicants."
In the 10-page suit filed in Harrisburg federal court Tuesday, which names both Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Police as defendants, the Justice Department said it's seeking to halt an ongoing selection process instituted in 2003 that, it argues, violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by "failing to hire women for entry-level trooper positions with (Pennsylvania State Police) on an equal basis as men."
According to the lawsuit, between 2003 and 2008, 94 percent of male applicants passed the PSP-administered physical fitness test (PFT), while only 71 percent of female applicants passed the PFT — a "statistically significant" gap, the suit states. The PFT at that time consisted of a 300-meter run, sit-ups, push-ups, a vertical jump and a 1.5-mile run with cut-off scores for each element of the test, and if an applicant did not meet that score for any one of the five elements, they failed the PFT, according to the suit.
In 2009, the suit states, state police altered the PFT, adding new, unspecified elements, and between 2009 and 2012, 98 percent of male applicants passed the updated PFT, while only 72 percent of female applicants passed the test.
"If, between 2003 and 2012, female applicants had passed the 2003 PFT and 2009 PFT at the same rate as male applicants, approximately 119 additional women would have been available for further consideration for the position of entry-level trooper, resulting in approximately 45 additional women being hired as entry-level troopers," the suit alleges.
On Wednesday, Noonan countered that "to lower the physical fitness standards for applicants would be insulting to those men and women who already strove to achieve those standards and, more importantly, would endanger current and future troopers, the residents of Pennsylvania and all individuals served by the distinguished men and women of the Pennsylvania State Police."
According to state police, the current standards for recruits taking the physical test include running 300 meters in 77 seconds, doing 13 pushups in no set time limit, making a 14-inch vertical jump and running 1.5 miles in 17 minutes and 48 seconds.
"The Pennsylvania State Police is committed to hiring the best qualified applicants regardless of gender — every applicant must be physically prepared to perform the duties of a trooper," the department said in a statement.
The Physical Readiness Test "was developed and validated by an independent party after performing a job task analysis, defining tasks that required physical abilities to perform them, and defining skills and abilities to do job tasks," PSP said. "Prior to implementation, the test was further refined to specifically avoid disparate impact on females."
On Wednesday, Noonan urged the Justice Department to reconsider the lawsuit and "hastily withdraw (it) before both parties are forced to expend an extraordinary amount of resources, at the expense of all taxpayers in the United States."
In addition to eliminating what it describes as PSP's "discriminatory employment practices against women based on their sex," the lawsuit seeks "make-whole relief" — including back pay, offers of employment, retroactive seniority and other benefits — to women who have "suffered losses or will suffer losses" as a result of such alleged discrimination.
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Hood River County Sheriff's deputies had their mettle tested on the Fourth of July when rough conditions on the Columbia River made rescuing two men and a dog who were trapped on a capsized boat in the river exceedingly difficult... and dangerous.
Early in the afternoon of July 4, Marine Deputy Mike Anderson and Reserve Deputy Mike Renault of the Hood River County Sheriff's Office responded to multiple calls from boaters at the Hood River Marina who reported they had seen a sailboat capsize in the marina basin.
By the time Anderson and Renault got to the water 12 minutes later, the watercraft had "got sucked out of the Marina and pulled to the confluence of the Hood River," according to Anderson.
"The water level was about three feet above normal, which makes the current faster than normal," he explained.
The deputies launched their own 24-foot motor boat to catch up with the 16-foot O'Day sailboat that was drifting down a choppy Columbia River, upside down, with Hood River resident Hahn Huang, the owner of the boat, and William Yang, of New York, and a large dog clinging to the keel of the overturned vessel. Anderson, who was captaining the boat, quickly caught up to the capsized sailboat, but the four- to five-foot swells and the sustained 20-m.p.h. wind gusts made the rescue anything but speedy.
"Normally we'd have someone swim out to us, but because of the swells and the wind that wasn't an option," he explained.
"It was pretty hairy out there," Anderson added.
Not only that, Yang informed the deputies he was unable to swim. Also adding to the difficulty of the rescue were ropes trailing underwater from the sailboat's downed rigging, which Anderson feared would get sucked into the boat's propulsion system and leave everyone "dead in the water."
The trailing ropes meant Anderson had to remain upstream of the downed craft while maneuvering his own vessel close enough so that Renault could grab the people and their pet and pull them to safety, but stay far enough away so the Sheriff's vessel didn't bump into the sailboat and knock the passengers into the water.
Anderson said he had to make multiple approaches and do "a lot of maneuvering" before Renault was finally able to pull the men and the dog off the boat.
"It felt like forever, but it was probably about 20 minutes," Anderson said of the rescue.
The men were transported to shore, where they were treated and released for a knee laceration and hypothermia. Anderson noted as it happened, Hood River EMS were already in the area, dealing with a two-car accident near the Hood River Bridge.
The dog also made it out just fine and was tearing around the parking lot of the marina after the rescue.
Anderson and Renault then went to tow the sailboat to shore, which at that point had drifted almost all the way west to Wells Island. It was discovered to have extensive damage, including a mast that had snapped at the base.
"What happened was when he (the captain of the sailboat) went to turn on his motor, he forgot to unsheet the sail," Anderson explained. "The sail caught air and flipped him over, which can happen in the blink of an eye."
The boat may be in bad condition — Anderson believed it was totaled — but he was pleased everyone got out of the situation safely.
"It was hard," Anderson said of the rescue. "I've been doing this for 10 years and this was the worst technical rescue I've done in quite some time."
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Coin business well positioned for market's ups & downsBy SIMON RIOS
Union Leader Correspondent
December 29. 2012 10:57PM
NASHUA - At 6 years old Gary Galbo's love for coins began, fueled by his father's pocket change, which he would rifle through with the fervor of a would-be collector.
"I started going through my dad's change every day and saving stuff, and then of course in 1979 when silver hit $50 an ounce, I suddenly had a lot of coins," said a smiling Galbo, who owns Nashua Coins and Collectibles on Main Street.
"I've been a penny guy forever," he said, leaning back in his desk chair. "My original company name was Small Cents, for Lincoln and Indian pennies. I do a little bit of everything, but that's probably my specialty."
Galbo had a shop on West Pearl Street from 1995 to 2004. He took over the Main Street store in July, where only about 10 percent of the coins he purchased from walk-in customers have any collectible value. Because of this, the coin business has brought him inevitably to dealing with bullion, which he said goes hand-in-hand with coins.
"Ninety percent of what we buy over the counter is either a silver coin that's going to be traded as silver, or wheat pennies that we'll trade just as wheat pennies, or what we call junk coins that are going to be traded for low values," he said.
Trading in both collectibles and metals, Galbo is well-positioned in both bear and bull markets. He said collectibles do better when things are going well and people have money to spend, while the opposite is true for gold and silver.
"Bullion values go down when the economy is doing really good. Bullion values go up when everything else is not doing well - when the stock market's not doing well, bullion values tend to go up. When inflation is strong, bullion goes up."
Gold is experiencing its longest slump since January 2010. Gold futures fell to $1,655.90 an ounce Friday, according to Bloomberg news, dropping 0.3 percent this week for the fifth straight decline.
Silver futures are also in a five-week slide, falling nearly 1 percent this week to $29.975 an ounce.
As he was talking, a customer walked into the store with 10 one-ounce Canadian Maple Leaf silver coins he'd gotten for Christmas. The man scoffed when Galbo told him the current silver price, but he couldn't complain too much - Galbo gave him $1 over the silver value of each coin.
Also based in Nashua, Bruce Breton has been in coins and metals for 32 years. He agreed that dealing in both markets offers shelter from market changes. But Breton said activity picks up whenever markets fluctuate.
"Our business goes up a lot when there's a lot of fluctuations, both up and down, because if it's going down more people might want to add to their position, or some people think it's going to be a loss so they sell."
Breton said if metals prices rise, the same thing happens - some sell to take profits while others buy because they think prices will continue to rise.
Other variables can affect the price of heavy metals, he said, like governmental deficits and money-printing by the U.S. Treasury.
"If we're running huge deficits then essentially the currency will depreciate over time, and it would lead people to buy gold and silver - they hedge."
As for the fiscal cliff, Galbo foresees a rise in gold and silver. And though he doesn't think it's a bad idea to invest in precious metals, Galbo, a coin man at heart, prefers rare coins.
"The thing about rare coins is, the rare coins they're not making anymore. It's like land - it is what it is. There's only so many available, and the more people are collecting, the more demand there is."
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The Lacey Act Amendment: What Does it Mean to Your Business?
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General information about illegal logging
The Lacey Act is a United States (U.S.) law that originally related to illegal trade in wildlife. In 2008, amendments to the U.S. Lacey Act were passed. Effective 22 May 2008, the law makes it illegal to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any plant, with some limited exceptions, taken or traded in violation of the laws of the U.S., a U.S. State, or relevant foreign law. The U.S. government can use this law to impose significant penalties on individuals and companies who are found guilty of such acts. This new law, and the new import declaration it requires, will affect manufacturers and exporters who ship a variety of products made from wood to the U.S., including paper, furniture, lumber, flooring, plywood and other products made out of wood.
The ban on illegal timber as defined in the Lacey Act amendments has not been supported by a clear framework of regulation that sets guidelines for importers, exporters and traders. However, it is suggested that operators exhibit due care and implement due diligence systems in order to minimize the risk of illegal wood entering supply chains.
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What is considered illegal under the Lacey Act?
The Lacey Act now makes it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any plant, with some limited exceptions, taken or traded in violation of the laws of a U.S. State, or foreign laws.
The following are examples of what is considered illegal under the Lacey Act:
- Theft of timber, including from parks and protected areas;
- Harvesting without permission;
- Failure to comply with harvesting regulations; and
- Failure to pay royalties, taxes or fees.
The Lacey Act also makes it unlawful to make or submit any false record, account or label for, or any false identification of, any plant.
It is unlawful as of December 15, 2008 to import any covered plant or plant product without a declaration form collected by Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
What does the Lacey Act require from wood importers and traders?
The U.S. Government requires that all wood imported into the U.S. is accompanied by a "Declaration form."
- Declaration must be made at time of importation
Declaration must contain:
- Scientific name of plant (including genus and species)
- Value of importation
- Quantity of the plant
- Country of origin from which the plant was harvested
- For paper and paperboard products with recycled content, state the average percent recycled content without regard for species or country of harvest
- Declaration requirement does not apply to packaging material used to support, protect or carry another item (unless the packaging material itself is the item being imported)
What is "Due Care"?
In order for companies to ensure that illegal wood does not enter into their supply chain it is expected that they exhibit what is referred to as due care. Due care is defined as "...that degree of care which a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the same or similar circumstances."
Due care is applied differently to different categories of persons with varying degrees of knowledge and responsibility. Greater knowledge requires greater care.
Due care can be established by putting in place supply chain management systems including verification of legality and 3rd party auditing. Even though verification cannot guarantee protection from prosecution, it can serve to limit the risk of illegal timber entering into the supply chain.
What are the penalties and fines for violators?
Violations of the Lacey Act provisions for timber and other plants may be prosecuted in three ways:
- Civil penalties – Fines up to $10,000
Criminal penalties:
- Misdemeanor – fines up to 100,000 for individuals and 200,000 for organizations or imprisoned up to one year, or both.
- Felony – fines up to $250,000 for individuals or $500,000 for organizations or twice the amount of the gross gain or loss, or imprisonment up to 5 years.
- Forfeiture – dispossession of the wood products in question
Will third party certification guarantee that products cannot be held based on suspicion of illegality?
No. Although most certification systems for forest products include legality of harvest among their criteria, these are voluntary, private sector systems, the accuracy of which cannot be readily determined by the government. Nevertheless, such certification systems may provide information useful to manufacturers and importers in their efforts to exercise due diligence regarding sources and species of timber.
How can you protect your business from illegal wood?
- Make sure your shipments were obtained legally;
- Make sure your shipments' documentation and records are true and accurate; and
- Make sure your shipment is properly declared under the Lacey Act declaration requirement.
(The following is an excerpt from Forests Trends, 2008).
Pay attention to your customers – Customers will be asking increasingly detailed questions about wood sourcing. Manufacturers and exporters/importers may be able to attract new customers – or lose them – depending upon what assurances they can provide about the legality of their wood inputs.
Understand your sourcing – Manufacturers and exporters/importers should put a management process in place designed to investigate the product supply chain and provide documented assurance that potentially illegal wood products are not being received and used. Companies and company officials who simply ignore potential sourcing problems can still be found liable for violations of the Lacey Act in not showing due care.
Do not rely on "paper" assurances – Some of the provisions of the Lacey Act apply regardless of whether a firm has actual knowledge of illegalities in the sourcing of a product's raw materials. It is not enough to simply get a letter or contract from your supplier stating that the wood products were legally obtained.
Do not rely solely upon certificates of legality or sustainability – A certificate of legality or sustainability may not provide a shield against enforcement. If the U.S. government has sufficient reason to believe that the wood was obtained illegally, it can take enforcement action regardless of whether the product is accompanied such a certificate. However the implementation of verification or certification in the supply is considered part of due care systems and will significantly reduce the risk of illegal wood entering into the supply chain.
Structure contracts to protect your financial interests – Wood or paper product importers can structure contracts so that they pay for, and take possession of, the product only after it has been cleared through Customs. Similarly, firms manufacturing paper or wooden products can contractually require indemnification from wood suppliers for any financial harm resulting from U.S. government actions taken against products.
How can the Rainforest Alliance help?
The Rainforest Alliance offers both Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) and Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) services for the sourcing of raw materials. Independent verification is a credible tool for providing due care in relation to laws such as the Lacey Act by verifying legality of non-certified wood within supply chains, reducing the risk of liability for sourcing illegal material. Rainforest Alliance's Legality Verification services were ranked the best of all Legality Verification Systems in an assessment report by Greenpeace.


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Boys soccer/Fox Valley all-area team
Eduardo Arellano Dundee-Crown Chargers
Arellano finished the year with 10 goals and 3 assists, helping D-C to a 19-1-1 overall mark. A senior midfielder, Arellano was named to the all-sectional team. "Eduardo is great with the ball, has great vision for the field and anticipates plays better than most," said D-C coach Rey Vargas. "Eduardo was a big offensive threat for us this year."
Nestor Ascencio Streamwood Sabres
The honorary co-captain of the Daily Herald's All-Area boys' soccer team, Ascencio scored 5 goals and 19 assists en route to earning first-team all-Midwest honors, which puts him in the running for a second All-America selection. He also was named to the all-state first-team and the all-Upstate Eight Conference first team. Ascencio was named to the all-tournament team at the prestigious Pepsi Showdown (only 11 players earned the honor). "Nestor is the best box-to-box midfielder in the state," said Streamwood coach Matt Polovin. "He is one of the toughest competitors to play against and what he has done to help this year's team achieve greatness when 90 percent of the team had no previous varsity experience makes him the No. 1 player in the area as well as the state. He is a one-of-a-kind player who makes high school soccer fun to watch."
Sergio Blanco Streamwood Sabres
Blanco, a junior goalie, finished the regular season with 13 total shutouts, including seven in a row at one point -- two of those coming against standout St. Charles East in a five-day time frame. Blanco finished with a 0.50 goals-against average. He was voted the top goalie in the room in the all-sectional/all-state voting, which earned him an all-state accolade. Blanco also was an all-Upstate Eight Conference first-team pick. "Sergio has the anticipation and catlike reflexes where he seems to know where the ball is headed before it even leaves the player's foot," said Streamwood coach Matt Polovin. "He has a tremendous ability to dive or each the ball at impossible angles."
Mike Delaney Streamwood Sabres
A junior, central defender, Delaney finished the year with one goal. "Mike was the centerpiece and dominating force behind our defense," said Streamwood coach Matt Polovin. Delaney was part of a defensive unit that surrendered only 10 goals and recorded 13 total shutouts. "Mike has the size and ability to go up against anyone in the state," Polovin added. "His confidence is unlike anyone I have ever had on defense here and he showed it in every game this season. He is one of the best defenders in the area, by far." Delaney earned all-sectional honorable mention honors and was an all-Upstate Eight Conference first-teampick.
Sean Fitzgerald Burlington Central Rockets
Fitzgerald, a senior forward, was an all-sectional honorable-mention selection for a Central team that earlier in the week advanced to a Class 2A sectional final. Fitzgerald had 19 goals and 10 assists as of press time. "I believe Sean is one of the top forwards in the area," said Central coach Mike Gecan. "Sean is both fast and strong, but it is his never-give-up attitude that sets him apart from other players. He leaves some big shoes to fill for our team heading into next season."
Joe French St. Edward Green Wave
A junior, French had 20 goals and 2 assists en route to earning all-Suburban Christian Conference honors. French tallied those 20 goals despite missing 3 games. "Joe was our top player," said St. Edward coach Tim Brieger. "He began the year as a forward and then moved to center-mid. He accounted for half our goals, at one time running up an 8-game goal-scoring streak. And he did not feast on only weaker competition. He scored on every SCC team this year but St. Francis. He is one of the most complete players to ever play for this team. He often was fighting off double teams as opponents recognized his importance."
Pancho Garcia Larkin Royals
Garcia, a senior forward, had 12 goals and 6 assists as of press time for a Larkin team that advanced to the sectional round of the playoffs. "Pancho has good speed and a very good shot," said Larkin coach Ken Hall. "He can dribble defenders to create his own shot and can move back into the midfield to distribute the ball well."
Eduardo Gonzalez Huntley Red Raiders
Gonzalez, a senior midfielder, had 14 goals and 15 assists as of press time. "Eduardo is an offensive nightmare for opponents," said Huntley coach Kris Grabner. "He has some of the slickest feet I have ever seen. His ability to play out of tight spaces is second to none."
Zach Harbaugh Harvest Christian Academy Lions
A senior midfielder, Harbaugh finished the season with 2 goals and 4 assists and had 7 goals and 16 assists in his varsity career. A two-time captain, Harbaugh earned two all-Northeastern Athletic Conference honors and was the recipient of the Harvest Coach's Award this season. "Zach has excelled this year as an all-around tough player," said Harvest coach Jason Acres. "He is willing to do a ton of the dirty work in the midfield and has led our team both as a captain and someone who models effort to the other players. His attitude is exemplary and he has made a huge contribution to our first-time ever having a double-digit winning season."
Juan Carlos Lujan South Elgin Storm
A senior forward, Lujan racked up 11 goals to go with 2 assists for a South Elgin team that reached a regional championship game. "JC is a tenacious attacker who will make the most of his opportunities," said South Elgin coach Nathaniel Bowman. "He is a threat to any defense and although he has excellent individual ability, he is a great team player as well. Commitment and a good work ethic are part of who he is. He is driven to succeed and will continue to develop into an excellent person and player."
Robert Kleczynski Westminster Christian Warriors
Kleczynski, a junior striker, finished the year with 20 goals and 5 assists. "Robert was a scoring threat the entire season," said Westminster coach Erik Schwartz. "He tallied 4 goals in one game and had several other games in which he scored two." Kleczynski was in the running for all-Northeastern Athletic Conference first-team honors.
Niko Mihalopoulos Huntley Red Raiders
Mihalopoulos, a senior forward, had 27 goals and 10 assists for a Huntley team that reached the regional-championship round of the state playoffs and finished with 21 wins. Mihalopoulos has been nominated for all-state and all-Fox Valley Conference honors. "Niko had an amazing year," said Huntley coach Kris Grabner.
Matt O'Connor Burlington Central Rockets
As of press time, O'Connor had 14 goals and 12 assists for a Rockets team that earlier in the week advanced to a sectional final and set a program record for most wins in a season. The senior midfielder was an all-sectional selection. "Matt is a natural-born leader," said Central coach Mike Gecan. "He is not much of the yelling type, but he knows how to get his teammates focused when necessary in a positive way. Matt is extremely explosive off the dribble and his playmaking ability is what makes him such a special player. He is one of the best midfielders I have ever coached. We would not be where we are today without his leadership." O'Connor has been the team-leader in assists the last two seasons.
Caleb Perez Elgin Maroons
A senior sweeper/forward and a two-year starter, Perez scored 5 goals this season for the Maroons. "Carlos is a great sweeper who changed to forward midseason," Elgin coach Dave Borg noted. "He's a tough kid who goes to work and has no complaints -- ever. He takes losing hard. Caleb would make a great son. He will be missed." Perez saved 3 balls this season (non-goalie saves) from scoring.
Carlos Ramos Dundee-Crown Chargers
A senior defender, Ramos finished the year with 3 goals and 3 assists. He was named to both the all-sectional team and the North Shore Shootout all-tournament team. "Carlos is a first-class defender," said D-C coach Rey Vargas. "His team leadership and ability helped this team achieve what had not been done before at Dundee-Crown -- an undefeated regular season. Carlos was a big part of why we were able to shutout teams 13 times this year." Ramos also was one of the team captains.
Jakub Rys Huntley Red Raiders
Rys, a senior defender, played a major role in the success of the Huntley back line this season. "Jakub is the key to our defense," said Red Raiders coach Kris Grabner. "He has organized his team to 14 shutouts. He doesn't just defend and get the ball out. Jakub is a highly technical player who plays very good possession soccer. I have not seen a more well-rounded defender all year."
Adam Smith South Elgin Storm
A senior midfielder and one of the team captains, Smith had 7 goals and 4 assists as of press time and helped South Elgin reach a regional championship game. "Adam played in every game and in most cases played the entire game," said South Elgin coach Nathaniel Bowman. "His leadership, dedication and integrity have helped lead our team into the regional championship game. He gave 100 percent all the time with a positive attitude. Adam is one of the most coachable I've known."
Ben Stone Dundee-Crown Chargers
A senior forward-midfielder, Stone was named to the all-sectional team and the North Shore Shootout all-tournament team this season. The team co-captain and three-year varsity player finished the year with 11 goals and 8 assists. "Ben is talented with the ball, has great vision for the field and works hard," said D-C coach Rey Vargas. "Ben scored 11 goals and has been a force for our team. He was a centerpiece of our success this year. We will miss him next year." Stone was part of a D-C team that went 19-1-1 and won the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division title with a perfect 6-0 mark.
Austin VanAcker Burlington Central Rockets
VanAcker, a senior defender, was an all-sectional honorable mention selection for a Rockets team that won the Big Northern Conference East Division title with a program-best 12-0 record. As of press time, VanAcker had 4 goals and 3 assists, but provided many more tangibles out of the Rockets' back line. "When it comes down to it, Austin is the player who will most likely be the hardest for us to replace heading into next year," said Central coach Mike Gecan. "As everyone knows, defenders are the unsung heroes for very team, but Austin is not your typical defender. He has the foot skills of a central midfielder and the striking ability of a forward. When I asked him to step back into the defensive line again this year he said with a smile, 'Not a problem, coach.' Austin has been a great role model for our younger players to look up to and hopefully the future of our program will benefit from his mentoring.
Tito Velazquez Larkin Royals
A senior central defender and a three-time All-Upstate Eight Conference selection, Velazquez had 2 assists as of press time and provided outstanding defense for a Larkin team that advanced to sectionals. Velazquez was a three-year varsity starter. "Tito was solid in the back and a great leader," said Larkin coach Ken Hall. "He is always in the correct position and rarely makes a mistake. He has good speed and the height to defend well."
Kevin Wilde Cary-Grove Trojans
A senior midfielder, Wilde finished the season with 20 goals and 10 assists. A three-year starter, he leaves Cary-Grove with career totals of 64 goals and 29 assists. "Kevin has played a huge role in the development of the younger and/or less-seasoned varsity players," said Cary-Grove coach Mark Olson. "His leadership both on and off the field have been impeccable, providing an excellent blueprint for future players to pattern themselves. Kevin was willing to move to play midfield in order to best help the team." Wilde was a three-year all-Fox Valley Conference player and a captain or co-captain the last two seasons.
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Sir Alex Ferguson shrugs off claims made by Sergio Aguero over the treatment of foreign players by referees
Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested foreign players only have themselves to blame if referees treat them unfairly.
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After Manchester City failed to get what he believed were two cast-iron spot-kicks at Fulham on Saturday, Sergio Aguero said he felt English players had "privileges" which were not available to outsiders.
Ahead of Manchester United's UEFA Champions League encounter with Romanian champions CFR Cluj, it was a debate Ferguson did not want to enter.
However, the Scot suggested the Premier League's foreign legion are the architects of their own downfall.
"As a subject it is not worth going down because we have known for quite a few years there are plenty of players diving and, you have to say, particularly foreign players," said the United boss.
Ferguson was grumbling at the treatment of Nani at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The Portugal winger went down under a first-half challenge from Jan Vertonghen, only for referee Chris Foy to wave away the spot-kick claims.
Three days on, Ferguson stands by his belief it was a penalty and was happy to excuse Nani of any accusation of diving.
"Nani is not the type to dive," said the manager. "He has never been that type of player."
He added: "It was a penalty kick on Saturday. Sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't.
"From the referee's position it was difficult because there were plenty of bodies in front of him. The linesman could have helped him but he didn't."


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Final Exam Review Stations (Day 1 of 3)
Lesson 1 of 3
Objective: SWBAT apply their knowledge of diverse mathematical techniques to solve problems involving triangles in a summary exercise.
Big Idea: Students review by working through various stations at their own pace and receive immediate feedback on their work.
Getting Ready
The Review Stations require prep work before the lesson begins. Copies will need to be made first.
- For the Review Stations pages 1-2 and 3-4 can be copied front to back, but pages 5-7 need to be copied single sided as they will need to be placed at separate stations. (Basically each station should be copied on a separate sheet of paper.)
- The Station Hints and the Stations Answer Keys should be copied single sided so that they can be cut them apart and distributed at the appropriate stations.
I like to copy the Answer Keys using one color and the Stattion Hints using a different color. I copy the students' worksheet on white paper. Color coding helps students to keep track papers that should move and stay as students circulate.
In my classroom I create 10 stations with 3 desks per station. I didn't want to have teams larger than 3 students so I just doubled up the stations (10 stations), but students only needed to visit 5 of them.
At each station there should be one set of Station papers and the answer from the previous station.
I like to place these papers in different manila folders to keep them organized and to keep the answers out of sight of the other stations. Check out Final Exam Review Stations Video to see how I run the stations! I also plan to set out a Formula Sheet and calculators at particular stations.
As students arrive, I selectively introduce them to a Station. Since the students will visit different stations this is a relatively random process. I emphasize to students that today the expectation is that they will be self-assessing their learning. I encourage my students to treat this activity as a series of practice tests. Since we are reviewing, I encourage students to use the Hint Sheets thoughtfully. I'll say something like, "Make sure that you take a note of what you need to review before the exam."
Depending on the class and the time of day, I will consider whether or not I want students to work independently or collaboratively. The exam will obviously be an individual exercise, but, I don't want students to feel to constrained. I usually choose to let my students put on their headphones and work at their own pace. I often allow my students listen to music during individual work time because they see it as a reward for working hard and a sign of respect for their personal preferences.
Earlier in the year I ran Review Stations using a timer. Today, I want students to work at a pace that suits them.
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Since this is a 3-day lesson, the pacing is important. Today, I expect all of my students to visit two stations. As they complete a second station, I let students move to the next station to check their work before leaving for the day.
When the period ends, I ask my students to make a note of where they are currently working. We'll start in the same positions tomorrow. I take a mental picture so that I can set things up tomorrow.
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During the last few minutes of this class, I plan to have my students complete a Cliff Notes, Jr. closure. We will use this same closing task for the two lessons as well. My goal is that by the end of Day 3 each student will have a personal "cheat sheet" to study from along with many practice problems from their work at the stations.